NORRISTOWN — Since the closing of the Montgomery Hospital Medical Center, equipment, furniture and medical items have been cataloged, organized and ready for bidding at an online auction. There are over 8,000 items to be up for sale.

The hospital has decided to offer the items from all eight floors of the facility back to the community through the auction to both re-purpose them and generate revenue for the area.

All of the items were available for on-site preview on Tuesday, and also on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the former hospital, 1331 Powell St. Norristown.

The online auction will begin to close Thursday, Dec. 6 at 11:07 a.m. at five items per minute. Buyers can bid interactively or place a maximum bid and let the system bid on their behalf up of their desired price.